..They also described multiple barriers to health information, which could be eliminated. Implications for intervention development and technology use are provided...

Health disparities among Latinas aging with disabilities

Tracie HarrisonSchool of Nursing, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 78701, USAFam Community Health 32:S36-45. 2009

..From this exploration, recommendations are made, including moving beyond the correlational documentation of disparities, to building a knowledge base that provides theoretical reasons for disparities amenable to intervention...

..Women with higher FL and lower SS scores had more negative views of aging. Negative views of aging among women with MS may have long-term consequences for their health outcomes as well as for the quality of their later years...

Development of the Activity Effort Scale for women aging with paralytic polio

..Data suggest that the Activity Effort Scale is a valid and reliable tool consisting of one component measuring frequency of effort exerted beyond levels of discomfort, pain, and fatigue among women aging with paralytic polio...

..We noted three themes: (a) the movement of her body, (b) integrating body and gender, and (c) gender discrepancies. Findings are discussed in the context of gendered expectations and the women's bodies...

Burden of restraint, disablement, and ethnic identity: a case study of total joint replacement for osteoarthritis

..The findings support a model of disablement and allostatic load. Further research is needed to test these models and to provide direction for nurses caring for those aging with the effects of polio...

..Overall, most women described menopause as a back burner issue, but maintained the need for accurate information from which to make informed decisions that might impact future health and functional outcomes...

Life purpose: effect on functional decline and quality of life in polio survivors

Health promotion for persons with disabilities: what does the literature reveal?

Tracie HarrisonSchool of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, TX 78701, USAFam Community Health 29:12S-19S. 2006

..Moreover, better health outcomes were reported when people with disabilities engaged in health-promoting behaviors. There were few interventions found, with only 1 being a randomized clinical trial...

A hermeneutic phenomenological analysis of aging with a childhood onset disability

..For men, being married was associated with a greater acceptance of disability and less perceived impairment. Men were more concerned than the women about how MS affected their sexual relationships...

Women aging with childhood onset disability. A holistic approach using the life course paradigm

..Next, the life course paradigm is critically analyzed in relation to the lives of these women. In conclusion, it is posited that the life course paradigm provides the most useful guide for a holistic understanding of women with CODs...

Complementary and alternative therapy use in persons with multiple sclerosis

..In the results we present a thematic representation of the societal and cultural influences on the life course trajectories of these women...

Return to work and the person with heart failure

Lorraine PhillipsSchool of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USAHeart Lung 34:79-88. 2005

..It is recommended that nurses be prepared to assess patients with HF, to provide resources, and to act as an advocate as needed. Further research is needed on the safe and effective transition of persons with HF into the workforce...

Disability, social support, and concern for children: depression in mothers with multiple sclerosis

..PROJECT NARRATIVE The results of this study will provide the theoretical knowledge base needed to develop future interventions addressing health disparities in disablement among Mexican American women. ..